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Wentz looked like his old self — or at least close to it — while putting up three touchdowns against the Giants. New York hadn’t been the friendliest to passers, so Wentz’s prospects look good against the middling Panthers. Carolina is susceptible to tight ends and Zach Ertz is a favored target. So is Alshon Jeffery, whose battery finally powered up to 100 percent (two touchdowns on Thursday).

If Frank Gore and Kenyan Drake did nothing else in Week 6 (besides rush for 100 yards), they showed that the Bears run defense is not as staunch as once believed. The Bears still kept their shutout of rushing touchdowns, but easily could have given up at least two in Miami. Michel is getting close to matchup-proof. He has jumped from 24th in average fantasy points for running backs from Weeks 2 (his first game) to 4 to 12th over the last two weeks, and he’s getting better each week.

Dallas has stifled pass catchers, particularly on the outside, but they can be had on the ground. Of the running backs the Cowboys have faced, Chris Carson is probably the most similar to Peterson’s bruising style, and he ran for 102 yards and a touchdown. The Redskins will want to control the clock with a heavy dose of Peterson, who ground out 97 yards against the Panthers less than a week after separating his shoulder.

John Brown, WR, Ravens vs. Saints

New Orleans is even worse than Tampa Bay when it comes to defending wide receivers, giving up the most points in fantasy. Top cornerback Marshon Lattimore might shadow Michael Crabtree (that was the case with the Titans’ Malcolm Butler in Week 6). Ken Crawley and P.J. Williams have been a mixed bag, however. Through the first five weeks, No. 2 receivers were putting up 103.6 yards per game — 19.6 yards more than the Saints are giving up to the WR1 — and their defensive efficiency against them is last in the league, according to footballoutsiders.com.

Woods’ stock remains elevated after entering the Broncos game as the healthiest of the Rams’ Big Three wideouts. Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp played after being cleared of concussion symptoms, but Kupp was in and out of the game with a knee injury and registered no stats. Woods, predictably, led with 109 yards on seven catches and c­ould be in position to lead the receivers again.

Despite a nice game against the Chiefs, Gronkowski hasn’t scored a touchdown or reached 100 yards since Week 1. Very un-Gronk-like. But here’s a sneaky stat: The Bears have allowed a touchdown to a tight end in four straight games.

The Dolphins have allowed at least one interception and a fumble recovery to opposing defenses in three straight games. They’ve also forked over three touchdowns to DSTs this season. The Lions may give up points, but fantasy-wise they’re an aggressive unit that has scored at least 8 points in three games.

After getting lit up by Josh Allen, Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, the Vikings looked more like themselves against Josh Rosen, picking him off once and limiting him to 240 yards and no touchdowns. Darnold, meanwhile, will be without Quincy Enunwa (up to four weeks with a high ankle sprain) and possibly Terrelle Pryor (groin).

Derrick Henry, RB, Titans at Chargers

Los Angeles has allowed three scores to running backs and one of them belongs to Todd Gurley. Derrick Henry is not Todd Gurley. Conversely, the Chargers have held Kareem Hunt, Matt Breida and Carlos Hyde in check.

New Orleans has given up four touchdowns to the position, but only Saquon Barkley has put up big yardage on them. Besides, Allen wasn’t even an understudy to Alex Collins in the Titans game — he was an afterthought.

The Patriots defense is not the pushover it was early in the season, Tyreek Hill’s three-score outburst Sunday night notwithstanding. Nothing against Robinson but he doesn’t have Hill’s kind of speed to break down coverages. Speaking of which, if Mitch Trubisky wants to go to Robinson as his primary target, you can believe Bill Belichick will take him away.

Sammy Watkins, WR, Chiefs vs. Bengals

Despite being a receiver in Andy Reid’s offensive juggernaut, Watkins targets and numbers are wildly inconsistent. He’s always a desperation play, but there are probably better options on the waiver wire this week.

Ryan Griffin, TE, Texans at Jaguars

The Cowboys probably stirred up a hornets nest after embarrassing the defense, and Griffin isn’t the most consistent option anyway.

Bengals defense at Chiefs

Bill Belichick kept Patrick Mahomes guessing for a while Sunday night. That lasted about a half. Mahomes roared back with four second-half touchdowns. Mahomes at home definitely should be avoided.

Man, was Beathard channeling Joe Montana against the Packers or what? OK, let’s not get carried away, but he did more than just manage the offense, completing passes in the face of pressure and legging out a first down. It didn’t hurt that he had a (finally) healthy Marquise Goodwin on the other end of his passes. He also has a quality tight end in George Kittle, pass catching backs, home turf and a depleted Rams secondary working for him.

At first blush, the Bills seem l­ike a defense you should shy away from — they’ve been gouged by the Ravens, Chargers and Packers on the ground. The Vikings’, Titans’ and Texans’ woes with their rushing attacks are well-documented, and they’ve made Buffalo look tougher on paper than they probably are. Most importantly, Andrew Luck needs support on the ground and through the air, and the shifty Mack can help on both fronts.

The carnage just continues in Atlanta. Running back Devonta Freeman is expected to miss another week with foot and groin injuries, and now receivers Calvin Ridley and Mohamed Sanu are banged up, too. Presumably the Falcons needs people to — oh, I don’t know — actually score, which just seem to be on Julio Jones’ agenda. Smith, on the other hand, has had no such problems. He’s second on the team in touchdowns (three) and has seven more red-zone rushes than Tevin Coleman, according to nflsavant.com.

Kirk has developed a rapport with fellow rookie Josh Rosen and may be able to take advantage of the Broncos on a short week. Kirk and Rosen have known each other since high school, and so far the receiver has seen the second most targets (31) and produced the most receptions and most yards on the team (25 for 311).

The rookie nearly scored his first touchdown against the Jaguars but couldn’t get his second foot down. Figure that Washington will be keenly aware of Cole Beasley and Tavon Austin and keying on them. However, Redskins have had trouble containing taller or more physical receivers like Gallup (6-foot-1, 205 pounds).

It’s hard to tell when you can play Njoku, who scored for the first time this season on Sunday. But the fantasy’s bottom-ranked defense against tight ends has allowed a score to the position in three straight games as well as two 100-yard games this season. Njoku scored for the first time Sunday against the Chargers.

Giorgio Tavecchio or whoever, K, Falcons vs. Giants

You want a deep, deep sleeper to stream in Week 7? How about a guy who might not even have the job come Sunday. Tavecchio kicked for the Falcons in preseason, but whoever wins the tryout to replace Matt Bryant (hamstring) will face the Giants, second worst against kickers, on home turf.

Colts defense vs. Bills

The Colts aren’t usually playable here but they’ve had at least two sacks and least one interception in all but one game. Josh Allen left Sunday’s game against the Texans with an elbow injury and has been listed as week to week. Nathan Peterman replaced him and in true Peterman fashion threw a pick six. If he gets the start over Derek Anderson, Indianapolis would make a good streamer or DFS play.